list 1 Flashcards by Francesca B

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predilection

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noun

preference

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assuage

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verb

to calm or lessen

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amble

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verb

to walk in a leisurly way

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taciturn

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adj

almost always silent, not liking to talk

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phantom

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noun

an apparition, or illusion

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fractious

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adj

unruly, rebellious, defiant

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inequity

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noun

not fair or impartial

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guile

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noun

slyness and cunning in dealing with others

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mortification

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noun

humiliation or shame

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vexation

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noun

a disturbance or annoyance

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auspicious

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adj

favorable, succesful

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edification

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noun

instruction to improve or uplift morally

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perplexity

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noun

uncertainty, doubt, confusion

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aberration

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noun

a deviation from what its right, true, normal

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rectitude

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noun

strict honesty, uprightness of character

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articulate

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adj

able to speak, expressing oneself clearly

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obstreperous

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adj

noisy or unruly

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disapprobation

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noun

disapproval

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mausoleum

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noun

large tomb

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cantakerous

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adj

bad tempered, quarrelsome